Niche partners with UQ in world-leading research center

The Anthropocene is a unit of geological time used to describe the period in which humans have had a demonstrable and measurable effect on the planet, its climate, and ecosystems. Niche is excited to announce our partnership with the University of Queensland in developing a world-leading research centre for the study of the Anthropocene. “It…

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Meet our team: Ben Slack

Ben joined Niche’s NSW heritage team as Senior Heritage Consultant, bringing with him seven years of experience as an Aboriginal and historic heritage consultant, along with demonstrated experience consulting in the construction and mining sectors. Ben describes himself as an easy-going, positive and hardworking professional. He grew up in Newcastle, however, studied abroad in London…

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Rain Forest

Niche takes climate action by supporting reforestation and carbon farming

At Niche, we care about sustaining our environment and to demonstrate our commitment we are continuing to minimise the impact of our operations through offsetting our carbon emissions.  “By measuring our organisation’s carbon footprint annually, we are able to understand the sources of our carbon emissions and explore ways to reduce them… “We’ve reduced our…

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Endangered Koala conservation status update

Did you know the conservation status of the Koala within NSW, QLD and the ACT has recently changed from Vulnerable to Endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)? See the Commonwealth Government media release here. “The impact of prolonged drought, followed by the black summer bushfires, and the cumulative…

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Meet our team: Aboriginal heritage specialist Elena Piotto

Elena is an experienced heritage consultant specialising in Aboriginal cultural heritage. Elena has over seven years of industry experience and is skilled in cultural heritage survey and assessment, due diligence assessment, archaeological excavation, salvage as well as artefact documentation and analysis. Elena grew up in sunny Brisbane and has lived and worked in every capital…

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Cairns Western Arterial Road Upgrade Planning

Our Queensland team was engaged by Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, on of behalf Transport and Mains Roads (TMR), to provide environmental and cultural heritage services for upgrades to the Cairns Western Arterial Road (CWAR). The project worked to address congestion, improve road efficiency and access, enable better connectivity, and improve safety while meeting the future…

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Dr Tanya Park appointed Secretary General, ICOMOS International Wood Committee

Congratulations to built heritage specialist Dr Tanya Park! During the Christmas break, Tanya was appointed to the role of Secretary General of the ICOMOS International Wood Committee – a further endorsement of her globally recognised expertise in wooden architecture, adaptive reuse and historical analysis of heritage buildings. As Secretary General, Tanya will not only continue her…

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Join our team in 2022!

Niche is growing in NSW and QLD, and we’re looking for great people to join our team as we head into 2022. We are currently seeking: – Ecologists and Botanists– Environmental Approvals Consultants – Heritage Consultants– Project Managers – GIS Consultants Benefits for Niche employees include flexible work options, paid parental leave, mentoring and professional…

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